This rumor sounds like a crypto pump and dump.

Please buy Intel stock so we can sell ours!!

It’s quiet here, I think there is around 60-70 unique users a day. Personally I like the fact that my home isn’t crowded. It hasn’t stopped me interacting with posts from elsewhere, but it depends on what you want out of your instance

So does anyone know if the fork has been implemented or not?

There is a pretty good video about the details of the sinking, and some of the issues that may have contributed to the situation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNx5V4GmSdE